Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Shamel*

#4,354 most common boys' name of all time · #10,683 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1974–2023 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#4,354
Rank overall
#10,683 of 105,966
First appeared
1974
Years on the list
47 of 146
All-time
1,175
Since 2016
38
Peak year
1993 #1,965
Best rank
#1,693 1985
Girls Boys peak 57/yr
198020002020

Shamel first appears in 1974. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2023 — 5 5 #12,667
2021 — 7 7 #9,986
2018 — 7 7 #9,949
2017 — 8 8 #9,062
2016 — 11 11 #7,298
2015 — 13 13 #6,431
2014 — 11 11 #7,232
2013 — 17 17 #5,258
2012 — 12 12 #6,759
2011 — 14 14 #6,043
2010 — 15 15 #5,854
2009 — 17 17 #5,428
2008 — 13 13 #6,526
2007 — 19 19 #4,879
2006 — 19 19 #4,753
2005 — 20 20 #4,388
2004 — 23 23 #3,935
2003 — 22 22 #3,908
2002 — 14 14 #5,255
2001 — 24 24 #3,570
2000 — 26 26 #3,261
1999 — 22 22 #3,537
1998 — 21 21 #3,552
1997 — 30 30 #2,660
1996 6 25 31 #2,988
1995 — 33 33 #2,386
1994 5 31 36 #2,489
1993 15 42 57 #1,965
1992 14 41 55 #1,975
1991 8 36 44 #2,085
1990 5 36 41 #2,080
1989 8 38 46 #1,949
1988 5 30 35 #2,140
1987 5 35 40 #1,861
1986 6 26 32 #2,222
1985 — 37 37 #1,693
1984 12 33 45 #1,760
1983 7 25 32 #2,136
1982 9 30 39 #1,888
1981 9 15 24 #3,022
1980 9 28 37 #2,001
1979 7 24 31 #2,154
1978 — 23 23 #2,131
1977 15 17 32 #2,660
1976 5 10 15 #3,705
1975 5 10 15 #3,653
1974 — 5 5 #5,974